Issue No.167- If a person who is in possession of something says that it is najis or ṭāhir, his word must be accepted irrespective of whether he is just or not, provided that he is mature [1]. Therefore, if a child says so, his word does not have to be accepted unless one is certain that he is telling the truth.
Issue No.168- Muṭahhirāt are those things which make najis objects ṭāhir and they are eleven:1) Water 2) Earth 3) The Sun 4) Istiḥālah (Transformation)5) Inqilāb (Change) 6) Two-Third Reduction7) Intiqāl (Transfer)8) Consequential Ṭahārah9) Removal of Original Najāsah10) Istibrā of Faeces-Eating Animal (the process of cleaning a faeces-eating animal)11) Disappearance of a MuslimDetailed rulings regarding each one will be explained in the following issues
Issue No.172- If the mouth of a container which a dog has licked is narrow making it difficult to be scrubbed with soil, if possible, it must be scrubbed with earth and some water by a piece of cloth wrapped around a stick. If that is not possible either, soil and water must be poured into it and shaken, then the container must be rinsed in the manner mentioned above.
Issue No.176- In order to wash a najis container with less than kurr water, it should be filled and emptied three times, or each time, water should be poured into it, moved around in a way that water reaches all its najis parts, and then emptied.
Issue No.177- When it comes to washing large containers like cauldrons and crocks, they must be filled up and emptied three times, or, an easier way would be to pour water each time from above on all inner sides of it and every time, draw out the water collected at the bottom; it is necessary to rinse the bowl used for drawing out the water each time.
Issue No.178- If najis metal is rinsed, its exterior layer will become ṭāhir, though its interior may have become najis when it was molten.
Issue No.180- A najis object will become ṭāhir if it is washed with kurr, flowing or tap water enough that the original najāsah is removed or when it is immersed in kurr or flowing water after removing the original najāsah. However in the case of carpets, clothes, etc., they must also be wrung or shaken so that the water absorbed within them separates.
Issue No.182- To make clothes, carpets, etc., ṭāhir with less than kurr water, it is necessary to wring it slightly so that the water separates.
Issue No.184- If a najis mat which is woven with thread is immersed in kurr or flowing water or is held under tap water, it will become ṭāhir after removal of the original najāsah.
Issue No.186- If one doubts whether najis water has reached the interior (insides) of something or not, its interior will be ṭāhir.
Issue No.187- If something najis is placed in a container and water is poured on it three times with the container being emptied each time, both the najis object and the container become ṭāhir. And if it is something like clothes which needs to be squeezed, one must squeeze it and tilt the container so that the water empties out.
Issue No.188- If najis clothing which is dyed is immersed in kurr or flowing water, or is held under tap water, it will become ṭāhir if water reaches all its parts before becoming “mixed water” by the dye, even though “mixed water” may come out upon squeezing. However, if it becomes “mixed water” before reaching all the parts, it should be washed enough that “unmixed water” reaches it.
